diff --git a/src/otx/algorithms/classification/adapters/mmcls/datasets/pipelines/otx_pipelines.py b/src/otx/algorithms/classification/adapters/mmcls/datasets/pipelines/otx_pipelines.py
index e912f8b4f3f..b6ba300301b 100644
--- a/src/otx/algorithms/classification/adapters/mmcls/datasets/pipelines/otx_pipelines.py
+++ b/src/otx/algorithms/classification/adapters/mmcls/datasets/pipelines/otx_pipelines.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ class LoadImageFromOTXDataset(load_image_base.LoadImageFromOTXDataset):
 class LoadResizeDataFromOTXDataset(load_image_base.LoadResizeDataFromOTXDataset):
     """Load and resize image & annotation with cache support."""
 
-    def _create_load_img_op(self, cfg: Dict) -> Any:
+    def _create_load_img_op(self, cfg: Optional[Dict]) -> Any:
         """Creates image loading operation."""
+        if cfg is None:
+            return self
         return build_from_cfg(cfg, PIPELINES)
 
     def _create_resize_op(self, cfg: Optional[Dict]) -> Optional[Any]:
diff --git a/src/otx/algorithms/classification/configs/base/data/data_pipeline.py b/src/otx/algorithms/classification/configs/base/data/data_pipeline.py
index 3c41ab61003..bb86f3baf64 100644
--- a/src/otx/algorithms/classification/configs/base/data/data_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/otx/algorithms/classification/configs/base/data/data_pipeline.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 __test_pipeline = [
     dict(type="LoadImageFromOTXDataset"),
-    dict(type="Resize", size=__resize_target_size),
+    dict(type="ResizeTo", size=__resize_target_size),
     dict(type="Normalize", **__img_norm_cfg),
     dict(type="ImageToTensor", keys=["img"]),
     dict(type="Collect", keys=["img"]),
diff --git a/src/otx/algorithms/common/adapters/mmcv/pipelines/load_image_from_otx_dataset.py b/src/otx/algorithms/common/adapters/mmcv/pipelines/load_image_from_otx_dataset.py
index b72defaa4f9..17b0cb476c3 100644
--- a/src/otx/algorithms/common/adapters/mmcv/pipelines/load_image_from_otx_dataset.py
+++ b/src/otx/algorithms/common/adapters/mmcv/pipelines/load_image_from_otx_dataset.py
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ class LoadResizeDataFromOTXDataset(LoadImageFromOTXDataset):
     Finally, if enabled, cache the result and use pre-computed ones from next iterations.
 
     Args:
-        load_img_cfg (Dict): Creates image loading operation based on the config
+        load_img_cfg (Dict, optional): Optionally Creates image loading operation that replaces base loading
+            logic based on the config. Defaults to None.
         load_ann_cfg (Dict, optional): Optionally creates annotation loading operation based on the config.
             Defaults to None.
         resize_cfg (Dict, optional): Optionally creates resize operation based on the config. Defaults to None.
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ class LoadResizeDataFromOTXDataset(LoadImageFromOTXDataset):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        load_img_cfg: Dict,
+        load_img_cfg: Optional[Dict] = None,
         load_ann_cfg: Optional[Dict] = None,
         resize_cfg: Optional[Dict] = None,
         **kwargs,
@@ -130,8 +131,10 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             self._resize_shape = None
 
-    def _create_load_img_op(self, cfg: Dict) -> Any:
+    def _create_load_img_op(self, cfg: Optional[Dict]) -> Any:
         """Creates image loading operation."""
+        if cfg is None:
+            return self
         return LoadImageFromOTXDataset(**cfg)  # Should be overrided in task-specific implementation if needed
 
     def _create_load_ann_op(self, cfg: Optional[Dict]) -> Optional[Any]: